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Category: 31 Days to Scare

31 Days to Scare ~The Innocents (1961)

The Facts: Synopsis: An emotionally fragile governess comes to suspect that there is something very, very wrong with her precocious new charges.Stars: Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave, Megs Jenkins, Peter Wyngarde, Pamela Franklin, Martin StephensDirector: Jack ClaytonRated: NRRunning Length: 100 minutesTMMM Score: (10/10)Review: Watching suspense thrillers from decades ago today, I often wonder what it must…
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October 30, 2023
31 Days to Scare ~ Piranha (1978)

The Facts: Synopsis: A river is accidentally infested by lethal, genetically altered piranha, threatening the lives of the local inhabitants and the visitors to a nearby summer resort.Stars: Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Barbara Steele, Dick Miller, Belinda Balaski, Melody Thomas, Bruce Gordon, Paul BartelDirector: Joe DanteRated: 94 minutesRunning Length: 94 minutesTMMM…
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October 29, 2023
31 Days to Scare ~ The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

The Facts: Synopsis: Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.Stars: Jack Nicholson, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Jenkins, Keith Jochim, Carel StruyckenDirector: George MillerRated: RRunning Length: 118 minutesTMMM Score: (9/10)Review: In 1988, renting a movie…
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October 28, 2023
31 Days to Scare ~ Vacancy (2007)

The Facts: Synopsis: A married couple is stranded at an isolated motel after their car breaks down and is soon stalked by masked killers for their snuff films.Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Luke Wilson, Frank Whaley, Ethan EmbryDirector: Nimród AntalRated: RRunning Length: 85 minutesTMMM Score: (7/10)Review: As the market became saturated with run-of-the-mill horror leftovers in the…
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October 27, 2023
31 Days to Scare ~ The Strangers (2008)

The Facts: Synopsis: A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home is terrorized by three unknown assailants.Stars: Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Glenn Howerton, Gemma Ward, Laura Margolis, Kip WeeksDirector: Bryan BertinoRated: RRunning Length: 85 minutesTMMM Score: (8/10)Review: I made a strategic error when I first saw The Strangers in theaters during the summer of…
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October 26, 2023
31 Days to Scare ~ When Evil Lurks

The Facts: Synopsis: The residents of a small rural town in Argentina discover that a demon is about to be born among them and desperately try to escape — but it may be too late.Stars: Ezequiel Rodriguez, Demián Salomon, Luis Ziembrowski, Silvia Sabater, Marcelo MichinauxDirector: Demián RugnaRated: NRRunning Length: 99 minutesTMMM Score: (8/10)Review: Earlier this…
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October 25, 2023
31 Days to Scare ~ Who Invited Them (2022)

The Facts: Synopsis: Adam and Margo’s housewarming party goes well enough, except this one mysterious couple is lingering after the other guests have left.Stars: Ryan Hansen, Melissa Tang, Timothy Granaderos, Perry Mattfeld, Tipper Newton, Barry RothbartDirector: Duncan BirminghamRated: NRRunning Length: 81 minutesTMMM Score: (7/10)Review: I tell ya, throwing a party can be murder, am I…
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October 24, 2023
31 Days to Scare ~ Stir of Echoes (1999)

The Facts: Synopsis: After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, a man begins seeing haunting visions of a girl’s ghost, and a mystery unfolds around him.Stars: Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas, Zachary David Cope, Liza Weil, Jennifer Morrison, Kevin Dunn, Lusia StrusDirector: David KoeppRated: RRunning Length: 99 minutesTMMM Score: (7/10)Review: The 1999 release of Stir…
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October 23, 2023
31 Days to Scare ~ The Howling (1981)

The Facts: Synopsis: After a bizarre and near-deadly encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem.Stars: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone, Belinda Balaski, Kevin McCarthy, John Carradine, Slim Pickens, Elisabeth BrooksDirector: Joe DanteRated: RRunning Length: 91 minutesTMMM…
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October 22, 2023
31 Days to Scare ~ The House by the Cemetery (1981)

The Facts: Synopsis: A young family moves from their cramped New York City apartment to a spacious new home in New England. But his is no ordinary house in the country: the previous owner was the deranged Dr. Freudstein, whose monstrous human experiments have left a legacy of bloody mayhem. Now, someone – or something…
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October 21, 2023